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The parodies cousin Show characters

Part 1, 2 And 3

Disclaimer: I made the parodies cousin Show for the sake of enjoyment And creativity, And again, for the sake of creativity And enjoyment, i'll risk it for all my besties, Sisters, Brothers, pen pals And girlfriend: @splashy900 @kxllboii @cheezekennith @aquamarine-dream-queen @dayzsaclark @oscarandgrinchfan @moshywoosh @ilovescaredysquirrel2 @nuggetaubrey @sharkyy599 @nightkit92 @familyoffood @mysafespaceblog13 @thelazzyblogzz @sugar-miss1 @shrimpathizer @muppet-fan-real @shypeachrunaway @iggyguyy @sophia-does-skits @typical-sophie @peaceforpeople @ben5569 @xxkurosakutisaxxaltofshitaccount @ducktoonz903707 @artismeyou-12 @blackstar044 @acen402 @walt-diego-rodriguez @nia1sworld @rumplestiltsbear @s4gefr0g @beeware-of-lulu @leafith @bluebird-in-a-cagedrawing that always loved me And supported me And always loved my Work.

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Ever since I have decided to make the FOURTH counterparts of the muppets, here they are =^_^= And theyre like cousins to the muppets, And some of them even changed genders. And I have imagined something called "the cousins Show" And its related to the "Sisters Show" =^_^=

And in their infos, I wont say how old are they, because theyre the same age like the muppets, And you can go see the ages from the teppums And You'll see how old are the muppets with them ^///^; And I wont really Type who are they dating, but i'll soon make who are they dating =^_^= oh! And i'll say their sexualities soon when I draw them all, even the same goes to the moopets, whatnots And teppums =^_^=

Now some info about them (im still thinking about their info, i'll soon make a post about it too):

Lucille the ladybug - Lucille the ladybug is Kermit the frog's parodie cousin counterpart, she is the leading ladybug Lady who plays the harp. And she is ms. Moosa's And Garrett's love interests. Her headcanon voice actor is John Roberts, And her voice claim is Linda belcher from bob's burgers.

Ms. Moosa - Ms. Moosa is miss piggy's parodie cousin counterpart, she is the hot tempered primadonna moose lady, And Lucille's And Garrett's love interest. Her headcanon voice actor is Mark Hadlow, And her voice claim is Heidi the hippo from meet the feebles.

Garrett Rhino - Garrett Rhino is fozzie bear's parodie cousin counterpart, he is the comedian Rhino on the Show that does many Circus tricks And loves making jokes. His headcanon voice actor is Jim Cummings, And his voice claim is tigger from Winnie the Pooh.

Calvin the bat - Calvin the bat is Rizzo the rat's parodie cousin counterpart, he is actually an vampire bat And he is very sarcastic And sassy, And he is Harris' and Emma the bat's love interest. His headcanon voice actor is Paul Tylak, And his voice claim is snake from skunk Fu.

Harris the King ant - Harris the King ant is Pepe the King prawn's parodie cousin counterpart, he is an actual king ant And other ants listen to his orders, he has an thick Brooklyn accent, And dont call him a "termite" he is a "King ant". His headcanon voice actor is Kyle Rideout, And his voice claim is Vinnie from littlest pet shop.

Franklin the best - Franklin the best is gonzo the great's parodie cousin counterpart, he is an acrobat And Daredevil that loves doing dangerous tricks, And he is interested in mermans. His headcanon voice actor is Scott Menville, And his voice claim is Robin from teen titans go.

Professor Charles van rosecrew - professor Charles van rosecrew is dr bunsen honeydew's parodie cousin counterpart, he is the Scientist on the Show And he helps bunsen in his Experiments, And he is Carson's love interest. His headcanon voice actor is Jim Rash, And his voice claim is Gyro from ducktales.

Carson - Carson is beaker's parodie cousin counterpart, he is an nervous wreck just like beaker but he is good friends with him too, And he is professor charles' love interest, And he speaks in "eeh!?" And "beep!" His headcanon voice actor is Tom Kenny, And his voice claim is Spongebob squarepants from Spongebob squarepants.

Houston the bull - Houston the bull is rowlf the dog's parodie cousin counterpart, he is the Wise And laid back accordionist on the Show And he is from Texas. His headcanon voice actor is Tom Kenny, And his voice claim is Roy Rakoon from talking Tom And friends.

Austin the King Buffalo - Austin the King Buffalo is Sam the eagle's parodie cousin counterpart, he is an King Buffalo from africa And he is a real King Buffalo, And just like how other ants listen to Harris' others, other buffalos listen to Austin's orders. His headcanon voice actor is Keith David, And his voice claim is flame King from adventure time.

Isabella - Isabella is Walter's parodie cosuin counterpart, she is a BIG fan of the parodies, especially a fan of Lucille And since she is a part of them, she is best friends with Ruby And she has a crush on her too. Her headcanon voice actress is Jennifer Hale, And her voice claim is Madison from class of 3000.

Ruby - Ruby is Scooter's parodie cousin counterpart, she helps Lucille with The Show, And she is Riley's little sister and Isabella's best friend, And she had a crush on Isabella, And Riley teases her with that. Her headcanon voice actress is Katie Griffin, And her voice claim is Alex from totally spies.

I hope y'all will like these, And again, you're allowed to make fanart out of the parodies, And even moopets, whatnots And teppums, you dont have to ask me for permission =^_^= 💝 but just dont make NSFW or fetish Art out of them..

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Taylor & Travis Timeline

November 2024 - Part 2

November 8 - Taylor is nominated for 6 Grammys:

Album of the year - TTPD

Record of the year - Fortnight feat. Post Malone

Song of the year - Fortnight feat. Post Malone

Best pop vocal album - TTPD

Best music video - Fortnight feat. Post Malone

Us - Gracie Abram’s feat. Taylor Swift

Taylor is seen out in NYC dining with Zoe Kravitz & friends at Chez Margaux.

November 10 - Chiefs v Broncos, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Travis arrives ahead of game

Taylor arrives at Arrowhead with her parents.

Travis Kelce scored the first touchdown for The Chiefs. (x)

The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Broncos 16 -14 with an Adrenalin filled ending, the Chiefs blocked a game deciding field goal to remain undefeated this season 9 - 0

Post game celebrations

November 13 - Travis Kelce attends Jelly Roll concert with Clyde.

November 14 - The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N1

My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys x This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (guitar) & False God x tis the damn season (piano)

November 15 - The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N2

I don’t wanna live forever x Mine (guitar) & evermore x Peter (piano) N2

Travis’ friends Ross Travis and Reggie King attend the Eras Tour and photographed with Austin Swift.

November 16 - Taylor posts her upcoming release: The Anthology on CD & Vinyl.

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Taylor Swift's 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY' will feature four bonus acoustic tracks:

Fortnight

Down Bad

But Daddy I Love Him

Guilty As Sin?

- The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N3

Tammy Reid & Tavia Hunt (wives of Chiefs Coach & Chiefs Owner) attend The Eras Tour photographed with Andrea & Scott Swift

Taylor mimics Travis’ dance move during Midnight Rain

Us x Out Of The Woods with guest Gracie Abrams (guitar) & You’re On Your Own Kid x Long Story Short (piano)

Travis Kelce arrives in Buffalo ahead of game.

November 17 - Chiefs v Bills

Buffalo Bills defeat Chiefs 30-21. This is the first loss of the season for the KC Chiefs. Taylor did not attend.

Travis with Jelly Roll and Clyde

November 20 - Taylor at Jean-Georges private members’ club Chez Margaux with Faith Hill, Ashleigh Avignon & Este Haim

Taylor wins the ARIA for most popular artist (x)

November 21 - The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N4

Mr Perfectly Fine x Better Than Revenge (guitar) & State of grace x Labyrinth (piano)

November 22 - The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N5

Ours x The Last Great American Dynasty (guitar) & Cassandra x Mad Woman x I Did Something Bad (piano)

November 23 - The Eras Tour, Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON N6

Ed Kelce attends The Eras Tour - his first show. He is wearing a suit and trading friendship bracelets - adorable! (x)

Sparks Fly x Message In A Bottle (guitar) & You’re Losing Me x How Did It End (piano)

Taylor gets emotional during the Champaign Problems speech

Travis arrives in Charlotte, NC ahead of game.

Go to previous update - November 2024 part 1

Go to next update -> November 2024 part 3

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YA TENEMOS LAS FECHAS DEL "DESCENDANTS/ZOMBIES: WORLDS COLLIDE TOUR 2025"

Es oficial: ¡se acaban de revelar las fechas de la gira conjunta de Descendants: The Rise of Red y Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires!

La gira Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour, que se lanzará en el verano de 2025, recorrerá todo Estados Unidos con muchas estrellas de las dos películas musicales de Disney.

Las entradas saldrán a la venta a partir del PRÓXIMO martes (12 de noviembre) a las 12 p. m., hora local, con una cantidad limitada de paquetes VIP. Estas ofertas pueden incluir una oportunidad de tomarse una foto grupal con el talento de Worlds Collide Tour, acceso a una prueba de sonido VIP previa al espectáculo (que incluye la presentación de las canciones y una sesión de preguntas y respuestas), una increíble selección de boletos con asientos reservados, productos personalizados y más.

También se realizará una preventa exclusiva para suscriptores de Disney+ desde el martes 12 de noviembre a las 12:00 p. m., hora local, hasta el jueves 14 de noviembre a las 10:00 p. m., hora local.

La venta general comienza el viernes 15 de noviembre a las 10:00 a. m., hora local, en DescendantsZombiesLive.com.

FECHAS:

17 de julio San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena San Diego 19 de julio San José, CA SAP Center at San José 20 de julio Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center 22 de julio Anaheim, CA Honda Center 23 de julio Los Ángeles, CA Crypto.com Arena 25 de julio Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center 26 de julio Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena 28 de julio Denver, CO Ball Arena 30 de julio Oklahoma City, OK Paycom Center 1 de agosto Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center 2 de agosto St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center 4 de agosto Minneapolis, MN Target Center 5 de agosto Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum 6 de agosto Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 8 de agosto Indianápolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse 9 de agosto Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Centro 10 de agosto Cincinnati, OH Heritage Bank Center 12 de agosto Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center 13 de agosto Cleveland, OH Rocket MortgageFieldHouse 14 de agosto Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena 16 de agosto Toronto, ONT Scotiabank Arena 17 de agosto Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena 19 de agosto Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center 20 de agosto Filadelfia, PA Wells Fargo Center 21 de agosto Nueva York, NY Madison Square Garden 23 de agosto Belmont Park, NY UBS Arena 24 de agosto Newark, NJ Prudential Center 25 de agosto Boston, MA TD Garden 27 de agosto Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena 29 de agosto Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena 30 de agosto Greensboro, NC First Horizon Coliseum 31 de agosto Raleigh, NC Lenovo Center Septiembre 2 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena 3 de septiembre Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 5 de septiembre Tampa, FL Amalie Arena 6 de septiembre Sunrise, FL Amerant Bank Arena 7 de septiembre Orlando, FL Kia Center 9 de septiembre Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena 11 de septiembre Birmingham, AL Legacy Arena en el BJCC 12 de septiembre Nueva Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center 14 de septiembre Houston, TX Toyota Center 15 de septiembre Austin, TX Moody Center 16 de septiembre Fort Worth, TX Dickies Arena

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Press note announcing Elephant 6 “Holiday Surprise Tour 2011”. SputnikMusic, 17th December 2010

BE CAREFUL WITH THE LINK, it redirects into some shady pages :(

copy of the text:

Elephant 6 Recording Company Tour 2010-12-17 Elephant Six Recording Company has made a "Holiday Surprise Tour" that they had previously in 2008. They said, "the show will follow a similar format with 14+ musicians performing in various configurations(sometimes everyone on stage at once), swapping instruments and playing each other's songs." The musicians this year include: Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Julian Koster, Scott Spillane, Andrew Rieger, Laura Carter, Derek Almstead, HeatherMcIntosh, Bryan Poole, Theo Hilton, Robbie Cucchiaro and others play the music of The Olivia Tremor Control, Elf Power, Circulatory System, NeutralMilk Hotel, The Gerbils, The Music Tapes, Major Organ and AddingMachine, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t, The Instruments, The Late BPHelium and Nana Grizol. Feb. 24 - Roswell, GA - WhirlyBall Atlanta Feb. 25 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder at FSU Feb 26 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks Feb. 28 - Austin, TX - Emo's (Inside) Mar. 1 - Dallas, TX - The Loft at the Palladium Mar. 3 - Phoenix, AZ - The Duce Mar. 4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Satellite Mar. 5 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent Mar. 8 - Portland, OR - Backspace Mar. 9 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project Mar. 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court Mar. 12 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge Mar. 14 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater Mar. 15 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall Mar. 16 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt Mar. 17 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop Mar. 18 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern Mar. 19 - Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit’s Soundlab Mar. 20 - Easthampton, MA - Flywheel Mar. 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory (SOLD OUT) Mar. 23 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge Mar. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Mar. 25 - Charlottesville, VA - Southern Café & Music Hall Mar. 26 - Raleigh, NC - Kings Royal Barcade http://www.elephant6.com/

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Friday, August 11, 2023

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend (AP) The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, sending bright trails of light streaking across the night sky. With only a sliver of moon in the sky, conditions this year will be ideal for seeing lots of meteors. “If you’ve got nice clear weather and a good dark sky, you go out just before dawn and you’ll see a Perseid per minute or so,” said NASA meteor scientist Bill Cooke. “That’s a pretty good show.”

Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s (Reuters) As Kristen King’s husband lay dying in their yard from three gunshots to his head, the 911 operator asked her: Did she know who killed him—or why? Sobbing, King identified the shooter as her neighbor in the small Ohio town of Okeana. “His name is Austin Combs,” she stammered. “He’s come over, like, four times confronting my husband because he thought he was a Democrat.” The Nov. 5 killing of Anthony King was among 213 cases of political violence identified by Reuters since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump on the U.S. Capitol. Three academics who reviewed the cases say they add to growing evidence that America is grappling with the biggest and most sustained increase in political violence since the 1970s. The violence has killed at least 39 people, including King. Some deaths followed one-on-one disputes, such as a fatal brawl last year between two Florida men arguing over Trump’s business acumen. Others happened in public settings, such as the shooting of five social justice protesters in Portland last year by a man immersed in far-right political rhetoric. Politically motivated mass killings claimed 24 of the lives, including the May 2022 shooting of 10 Black shoppers in Buffalo by a white supremacist who called for a race war. In the early 1970s, American political violence was perpetrated more often by radicals on the left and focused largely on destroying property, such as government buildings. In contrast, much of today’s political violence is aimed at people—and most of the deadly outbursts tracked by Reuters have come from the right.

Hawaii wildfires kill 36 as ‘apocalypse’ hits resort city (Reuters) At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii’s Maui island, the Maui County said in a statement late on Wednesday. Multiple neighborhoods were burnt to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off, with only one highway open and thousands to evacuate as officials told of widespread devastation to Lahaina, its harbor and surrounding areas. “We just had the worst disaster I’ve ever seen. All of Lahaina is burnt to a crisp. It’s like an apocalypse,” said Lahaina resident Mason Jarvi, who escaped from the city.

Biden Orders Ban on New Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries (NYT) President Biden escalated his confrontation with China on Wednesday by signing an executive order banning new American investment in key technology industries that could be used to enhance Beijing’s military capabilities, the latest in a series of moves putting more distance between the world’s two largest economies. The order will prohibit venture capital and private equity firms from pumping more money into Chinese efforts to develop semiconductors and other microelectronics, quantum computers and certain artificial intelligence applications. Administration officials stressed that the move was tailored to guard national security, but China is likely to see it as part of a wider campaign to contain its rise. A series of expanding export controls on key technologies to China has already triggered retaliation from Beijing, which recently announced the cutoff of metals like gallium that are critical for the Pentagon’s own supply chain.

U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil and daughter released after kidnap in Haiti, Christian group says (CBS News) An American nurse and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti last month were released by their abductors, the El Roi Haiti nonprofit Christian ministry the woman was working for said Wednesday. Alix Dorsainvil of New Hampshire was working for El Roi Haiti when she and her young daughter were seized in late July. She is the wife of the group’s founder, Sandro Dorsainvil. “It is with a heart of gratitude and immense joy that we at El Roi Haiti confirm the safe release of our staff member and friend, Alix Dorsainvil and her child who were held hostage in Port au Prince,” El Roi Haiti said in its blog post confirming their release on Wednesday. The organization did not provide any information about how the pair’s release was secured, or if or when they might return to the U.S. from Haiti.

Presidential Candidate in Ecuador Is Assassinated During Rally (NYT) A presidential candidate in Ecuador who had been outspoken about the link between organized crime and government officials was assassinated Wednesday evening at a political rally in the capital, just days before voting begins in an election that has been dominated by concerns over drug-related violence. The candidate, Fernando Villavicencio, a former journalist, was gunned down outside a high school in Quito after speaking to young supporters. A suspect was killed in the melee that followed, and nine other people were shot, officials said. Mr. Villavicencio, 59, was polling near the middle of an eight-person race. He was among the most vocal candidates on the issue of crime and state corruption.

Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations (AP) A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous region and forced downstream communities to evacuate, officials said. Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant on the Glåma, Norway’s longest and most voluminous river. The idea was to prevent communities downstream from being inundated by using a limited, controlled blast to release pressure on the dam. But that proposal was scrapped after water later broke through the structure.

Spain roasts as summer’s third heatwave peaks (Reuters) Spain’s third heatwave of the summer was set to reach its peak on Wednesday, with temperatures hitting up to 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in central and southern areas as authorities warned of the risk of wildfires. The mercury could also rise to 40 C in the Basque Country in northeastern Spain, which is less accustomed to such high temperatures, state weather agency AEMET said. Southern European countries have been grappling with record-breaking temperatures this summer, prompting authorities to warn of health risks, particularly for the elderly and those with medical conditions.

German trains (WSJ) The Swiss are getting salty at their neighbor Germany over the latter’s inability to operate a punctual train system to their exacting standards. Last year, one out of three long-distance trains operated by Deutsche Bahn were late, the worst performance in a decade. The Swiss are livid; officials there are considering banning DB trains, as German delays are seen at risk of degrading the timeliness of Switzerland’s rail system, which has just a 7.5 percent late arrival rate. Any train that arrives from Germany more than 15 minutes late is stopped at the city of Basel, where passengers transfer to a Swiss train.

Russia intercepts drones heading for Moscow for the second straight day (AP) Russian air defense systems on Thursday shot down two drones heading toward Moscow for the second straight day, officials said, with the attack disrupting flights at two international airports as Ukraine appeared to step up its assault on Russian soil. One drone was downed in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow and another near a major Moscow ring road. Firing drones at Moscow after more than 17 months of war has little apparent military value for Ukraine, but the strategy has served to unsettle Russians and bring home to them the conflict’s consequences.

Slow counteroffensive darkens mood in Ukraine (Washington Post) This nation is worn out. For nearly 18 months, Ukraine has stood against its Russian invaders—rallying support for its troops by embracing last year’s battlefield victories in the Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Those wins carried beleaguered Ukrainians through a winter of airstrikes on civilian infrastructure and a brutal and symbolic battle for Bakhmut, the eastern city that fell to the Russians in May. Throughout, Ukrainian officials and their western partners hyped up a coming counteroffensive—one that, buoyed by a flood of new weapons and training, they hoped would turn the tide of the war. But two months after Ukraine went on the attack, with little visible progress on the front and a relentless, bloody summer across the country, the narrative of unity and endless perseverance has begun to fray. The number of dead—untold thousands—increases daily. Millions are displaced and see no chance of returning home. In every corner of the country, civilians are exhausted from a spate of recent Russian attacks. Ukrainians, much in need of good news, are simply not getting any.

Most states have armies. In Pakistan, the army has a state. (Washington Post) There’s a well-worn truism about Pakistan that actually stems from 18th-century Prussia. The progenitor of the German state was famously described by a French statesman as not a country with an army, but an army with a country—such was the centrality of the military in Prussian life and the scale of public expenditure on the troops. Centuries later, a similar line is trotted out for the South Asian nation: Most states have armies, but, in Pakistan, the army has a state. That’s proven to be the case not just in the periodic coups that Pakistani generals engineered over decades, but in the vast array of economic interests maintained by the military and the overweening influence exercised by the top brass at virtually every turn of Pakistan’s fitful struggle for civilian-led democracy. A decade ago, Pakistan observed its first peaceful transfer of democratic governments, and there was a degree of hope among some analysts that the military was slowly receding into the background of the country’s political landscape. But that proved short-lived and the drama of recent weeks has underscored how the generals still appear to be calling many, if not all, the shots.

U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds (NYT) The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to win the freedom of five imprisoned Americans in exchange for several jailed Iranians and eventual access to about $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue, according to several people familiar with the deal. As a first step in the agreement, which comes after more than two years of quiet negotiations, Iran has released into house arrest five Iranian American dual citizens. People familiar with the agreement said that when the Americans are allowed to return to the United States, the Biden administration will release a handful of Iranian nationals serving prison sentences for violating sanctions on Iran. The United States will also transfer nearly $6 billion of Iran’s assets in South Korea, putting the funds into an account in the central bank of Qatar. The account will be controlled by the government of Qatar and regulated so Iran can gain access to the money only to pay vendors for humanitarian purchases such as medicine and food, they said.

As economy stumbles over judicial push, Israel banks on an energy boom (Washington Post) Fifty miles off the coast of Israel, a hulking rig floats on the sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean, processing natural gas drilled from thousands of feet below. The gas is exported to the Israeli national grid—where gas accounts for more than 70 percent of its electricity. Natural gas has transformed Israel, once a resource-poor nation, into a regional energy powerhouse. The discovery of significant offshore fields a decade ago has allowed the country to become largely self-sufficient, and has opened up lucrative export opportunities. Demand is especially high now, as European markets scramble to replace the Russian oil and gas imports disrupted by the war in Ukraine. But Israel’s gas rush also coincides with a surge in regional tensions—from the West Bank to Lebanon—and an unprecedented domestic crisis, as the country is roiled by mass protests against the government’s contentious plan to weaken the Supreme Court.

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2023 NHL Draft Results: Picks 151-200

151st overall, Winnipeg: Thomas Milic (Seattle Thunderbirds/New Westminster, British Columbia) 152nd overall, New York Rangers: Rasmus Larsson (Västerås I.K. J20/Hässelby, Sweden) 153rd overall, Toronto: Hudson Malinoski (Brooks Bandits/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) 154th overall, New Jersey: Chase Cheslock (Omaha Lancers/Rogers, Minnesota) 155th overall, Colorado: Nikita Ishimnikov (J.H.K. Avto/Snezhinsk, Russia) 156th overall, Columbus: Melvin Strahl (Modo Hockey J20/Sollefteå Stad, Sweden) 157th overall, Dallas: Arno Tiefensee (Adler Mannheim/Weisswasser, Germany) 158th overall, Carolina: Ruslan Khazheyev (Belye Medvedi/Chelyabinsk, Russia) 159th overall, Florida: Olof Glifford (HV71 J20/Jönköping Stad, Sweden) 160th overall, Arizona: Justin Kipkie (Victoria Royals/Calgary, Alberta) 161st overall, Anaheim: Vojtěch Port (Edmonton Oil Kings/Jihlava, Czech Republic) 162nd overall, Arizona: Samu Bau (Ilves/Helsinki, Finland) 163rd overall, Carolina: Timur Mukhanov (Omskie Krylia/Glazov, Russia) 164th overall, New Jersey: Cole Brown (Hamilton Bulldogs/Aurora, Ontario) 165th overall, Montreal: Filip Eriksson (Växjö Sjöers Hockeyklubb/Ljungby Stad, Sweden) 166th overall, Arizona: Carsen Musser (USNTDP/Sherburn, Minnesota) 167th overall, Chicago: Milton Oscarson (Örebro H.K./Örebro Stad, Sweden) 168th overall, Seattle: Visa Vedenpää (Oulun Kärpät A20/Oulu, Finland) 169th overall, Detroit: Rudy Guimond (Taft School Rhinos/Pointe-Claire, Quebec) 170th overall, St. Louis: Matthew Mayich (Ottawa 67's/Hamilton, Ontario) 171st overall, Vancouver: Aiden Celebrini (Brooks Bandits/Vancouver, British Columbia) 172nd overall, Philadelphia: Ryan MacPherson (Leamington Flyers/Windsor, Ontario) 173rd overall, Buffalo: Sean Keohane (Dexter Southfield School Shields/Milton, Massachusetts) 174th overall, Pittsburgh: Cooper Foster (Ottawa 67's/Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) 175th overall, Nashville: Austin Roest (Everett Silvertips/North Okanagan Municipality, British Columbia) 176th overall, Calgary: Yegor Yegorov (M.H.K. Dynamo Moscow/Moscow, Russia) 177th overall, New York Islanders: Zach Schulz (USNTDP/South Lyon, Michigan) 178th overall, New York Rangers: Dylan Roobroeck (Oshawa Generals/London, Ontario) 179th overall, Tampa Bay: Warren Clark (Steinbach Pistons/Windsor, Ontario) 180th overall, Seattle: Zeb Forsfjäll (Skellefteå A.I.K./Skellefteå Stad, Sweden) 181st overall, Minnesota: Kalem Parker (Victoria Royals/Blucher Municipality, Saskatchewan) 182nd overall, Los Angeles: Ryan Conmy (Sioux City Musketeers/Alexandria, Virginia) 183rd overall, New York Rangers: Ty Henricks (Fargo Force/Mission Viejo, California) 184th overall, Edmonton: Nathaniel Day (Flint Firebirds/Burlington, Ontario) 185th overall, Toronto: Noah Chadwick (Lethbridge Hurricanes/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) 186th overall, New Jersey: Daniil Karpovich (J.H.K. Avto/Minsk, Belarus) 187th overall, Colorado: Jeremy Hanzel (Seattle Thunderbirds/Coquitlam, British Columbia) 188th overall, Boston: Ryan Walsh (Cedar Rapids RoughRiders/Rochester, New York) 189th overall, Dallas: Angus MacDonell (Mississauga Steelheads/Toronto, Ontario) 190th overall, Carolina: Michael Emerson (Chicago Steel/Yorktown, New York) 191st overall, Florida: Luke Coughlin (Rimouski Oceanic/Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) 192nd overall, Vegas: Tuomas Uronen (H.I.F.K. A20/Kerava, Finland) 193rd overall, Tampa Bay: Jack Harvey (Chicago Steel/Stacy, Minnesota) 194th overall, Columbus: Oiva Keskinen (Tappara A20/Ylöjärvi, Finland) 195th overall, Chicago: Janne Peltonen (Oulun Kärpät A20/Oulu, Finland) 196th overall, San José: David Klee (Waterloo Black Hawks/Castle Rock, Colorado) 197th overall, Montreal: Luke Mittelstadt (University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers/Eden Prairie, Minnesota) 198th overall, Florida: Stepan Zvyagin (X.K. Dynamo Minsk/Moscow, Russia) 199th overall, Philadelphia: Matteo Mann (Chicoutimi Sagueneens/Tantramar, New Brunswick) 200th overall, Washington: Brett Hyland (Brandon Wheat Kings/Edmonton, Alberta)

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When the past won't let go

Summary: Sometimes there’s more to the story

Pairing: Cordell Walker x Reader

Word Count: 2511

Warnings: cursing, past memories, angst, personal conflict, mentions of death, revealing secrets

Square Filled: Forbidden Relationship @walker-bingo

A/N: This segment is told from Walker's POV

A/N II: part six of Duke x Reader/Cordell x Reader series of drabbles and stories for this bingo.

*Set between 2.05 Partners and Third Wheels & 2.06 Douglass Fir

*divider by @firefly-graphics

*no beta-all mistakes are mine

Walker

“Agent Graves knew Stan Morrison killed your wife...”

Those eight words turned my heart inside out again.

It was a good thing Micki showed up at that moment, she took one look and ordered me to take a walk before I lost my shit and hospital security got called. 

I ended up in one of the city's parks heading down a hiking trail that thankfully wasn’t busy this time of day came to an outcropping near the river, sat down, and took off my hat, letting it dangle between my legs, going back over that year.

The pain was followed by excessive drinking and extended workload, using both to numb me, barely going through the motions of life without actually being in it till the accident at home and decided it was best for all to leave, going undercover on Operation: Watch The Throne. 

After months of trying to make inroads, those two women came; Twyla Jean, who got me into the Kings through a fake relationship, and Y/N, the mystery piece who made me put in the work to crack open the door she used to keep everyone at bay.  

The one my memories, or is it my heart, refuses to release me from. 

Later Stan’s betrayal was exposed after years of friendship..hell, the man was family, sent us all into a tailspin cumulated with us standing upon that spot forced him to confess after Emily stumbled upon a drug haul he pulled the trigger on the kill shot to save his own skin from Northside Nation. 

All this time, now I’m wondering how many other things I’ve missed.

I peered through the view window to see Micki texting on her phone spotting me taps a finger to her lips, and came out quietly shutting the door.

“You cooled off?”

“Yeah, hey, thank you for giving me some time to sort stuff out.”

“Is it sorted?”

“For now. So did Y/N write anything else about Mannon?”

“She wrote down a few places he might be hiding but so far, no sign he’s been to any of them. The doctor came by and said she’ll be out tomorrow. I let Cap know and he’s arranging a safe house.”

“Okay, good.”

“So, you wanna tell me about it?”

“No.”

Micki’s eyebrow arched, “since when?”

I spy James coming down the hall, “how about not right now.” 

“I’ll hold you to that.”

“Hold him to what?” James asked, “Cap, we all set?” Micki deflected.

“Everything’s set but I’d rather finish this discussion a little more privately,” he opens the door for her to enter first, “I called in a couple of favors and got the safe house in Buffalo.”

“That’s not in our jurisdiction,” Micki says and James lowers his voice, “I did some digging. It’s not been substantiated but it’s looking like Mannon may not only have informants in Austin but other law enforcement agencies, so we need to fly under the radar on this.”

“You’re thinking Graves is on the leaks?” 

“I could’ve told you that,” a scratchy voice answered.

“You’re supposed to be writing, not talking.” I sternly say and you give me that particular look hear James stifle a laugh before clapping my shoulder, “good luck with that.”

Next morning 

The nurse had finished going over discharge instructions when James dropped by with the safehouse details and informed us that the landlord had taken what Y/N had of value as payment for damages and tossed everything else. 

“My bag, y’all happen to confiscate it?” James shook his head, “I’m sorry, we didn’t find it.”

“What happened to the clothes I had on?”

“They had to cut your uniform off and you were barefoot.”

“Leave it to that sonuvabitch to take my last sixty-five bucks.” Y/N croaked out.

“I’ve already signed off on a purchase voucher for what you’ll need,” James said, “I’ll reach out to some contacts who can help with getting you back on your feet once we have Mannon in custody.”

Tugging at the robe-covered hospital gown, “wonder if they’ll let me keep this lovely ensemble, maybe get some of those awesome slippers to match since I don’t have a-pot to piss in.”

She broke off coughing and I grabbed the water cup, “that’s what you get for talking too much,” sticking the straw between her lips. “You can borrow my stuff till we get you some.”

“I’m no charity case, Ranger Walker,”  Y/N mumbled around the straw.

“Never thought you were.” 

Buffalo, TX

“Well, this is quaint.” 

Micki’s sarcasm wasn’t far off. 

The safe house turned out to be an older one-bedroom, one-bath ranch in the middle of nowhere with a pull-out and doorways I have to duck through.

“At least we got a clear view of the perimeter.”

“For once I’m happy it’s winter, makes it harder for anyone to hide, even in camo,” Micki commented. “We’ll still need to periodically check around that corpse of trees, looked pretty thick when we pulled in.”

“Let’s hope Mannon hasn’t caught on to our ruse and is following the decoy to Fredericksburg.” 

Micki opened the fridge, “whoever set this up didn’t leave much, I better do a supply run.”

“Why you?”

“Cause an almost 6’5” Sasquatch in Ranger clothes isn’t gonna stand out?”

“Good point. Head out-of-town so locals stay in the dark.”

“I’ll change and go to Palestine or Mexia,”  Micki grabs her bag and goes into the bedroom leaving the door cracked, “gotta feeling we'll be stuck here for a while, so I’ll double up on the groceries, especially with how much you pack away.” 

“Funny, where’s Y/N?”

Micki walked out slipping on her jacket and crossing her arms, “locked herself in the bath muttering something about preferring the hoosgow then stuck in an ace in the hole with a tenderfoot and blatherskite. She’s got quite the mouth on her.”

“Y/N tends to be colorful when stressed.”

 “What’s she like normally?”

“Sarcasm on a shingle.” Y/N sarcastically quips.

My breath hitched seeing you in my flannel and faded jeans, the type so worn in they’re almost too comfortable to take off, accentuating your curves that’ve haunted my dreams spot toes peeking out under the rolled cuffs.

“What’re you grinning at?”

“You ahh, you still wear that purple polish.”

“Right. I’m gonna get going,” I felt Micki’s scrutiny, mouthing behave, making mine downturn in response.

“I see Ramirez doesn’t tolerate any of your bullshine either.” 

Not giving me a chance to respond, you walk off to the cupboard finding the extra set of bedding and pillows come back, cocking your head for me to move.

“What’re you doing?”

“Making up the pullout.”

“Okay, but you’re not sleeping out here.”

“Why?”

“What’d ya mean why? You’re doubling up with Micki..”

“You two can double up in this dice house, I’m parking it out here!”

“The hell you are! Look, your ex has proven he can slip in and out of places undetected so until he’s in custody, we’re going to need to keep you within eyesight 24/7.”

“Ranger Walker, does that mean you’re personally gonna join me in the bath and scrub my back?”

“I..you..you know that’s not what I meant!”

“I’m not going to argue this one,” your voice is wearing out from overuse, “Y/N you probably aren't gonna believe me but I understand what a traumatic..”

“How am I supposed to believe anything coming from that mouth of yours?” Shit, the sheer vitriol in your voice.

 “I know this is my only chance at earning any trust from you again, and I‘m gonna be one hundred percent open and honest.” Sitting down I looked up at her with no filters, “remember me telling you about my wife?”

“You said she died in an accident.”

“Her name was Emily. The last time I saw her, she and a friend headed for the border, restocking supply stations. She called..she was so scared then I heard gunshots..I tried calling her back but I knew.”  

Fuck, feel like I’m gonna choke on my tongue.

“After the funeral, I buried myself in the job and the bottle. Finally, my family, James, and Stan Morrison did an intervention. I couldn’t be there anymore so I told them I was taking the undercover job outta town..and lost myself in those months. ”

I wasn’t expecting you to sit down next to me, let alone place your hand on my leg, and took the risk of placing my hand on top of yours.

“I’ve made a lot of mistakes and have no right but I am asking you to give me, Cordell Walker, a chance to prove you can trust me.”

Days later

“How much more time does she need?” Micki snapped.

Y/N’s indecisiveness was wearing on all our nerves, seriously thinking of hitting that bottle I’d snuck in. 

Of course, it didn’t help this morning Micki decided to try talking, okay, she tried some psychoanalysis learned from Adrianna, leading to one helluva blowout that had me physically hauling Y/N outside like a sack of taters. 

Glancing away from you angrily pacing outside to an equally angry Micki, “as long as she needs. Look, we’re all tired and cranky..”

 “You think?” 

“We can’t push..”

“.. then implement those charms of yours Beau so we can..”

“Wrap this up and move on to the next case?” 

We both startled not hearing you come in, “gee, wish it was that easy for me, I’d love to be able to move on from this.”

“You’ve had ample opportunity to tell anyone in law enforcement..”

“If I had, I'd been dead a long time ago.”

“What?” 

“There’s a shitload more to this than you’ve been told.” 

“Walker, grab that bottle I know you’ve got, and let’s all get real comfortable,” Micki retrieved three cups and sat down.

“I don’t wanna discuss my personal goings-on so let’s start with what brought him here.” Y/N threw back her drink, “ya know why I ditched my real name?” 

“Your file wasn’t clear.”

“Because I wouldn’t play their reindeer games.” Not entirely sure where she was going and Micki appeared as puzzled as me. “Wait, you two really don’t know who my family are?”

“No.”

“Daddy got his start by helping certain elected individuals with their less-than-legal activities. In appreciation, they made him Senator Y/D/L/N.”

“One of the Senators who confirms PSC appointments,” Micki states, and I add, “PSC oversees DPS,” some more pieces click, “he found out about Stan’s illegal activities.”

Y/N tapped the side of her nose.

 “The mysterious appearance of pension funds also blipped on the Secret Services financial investigations radar but they didn’t have enough tangible evidence against Morrison.  It was sheer coincidence Eric was sent at the same time the Kings started robbing banks.” 

“The Kings started a few months before Walker went undercover.”

“No, they’d started small a few years ago, Clint wanted it down to a T before moving on to bigger game, that was Eric’s in. He came up with partnering with Northside; in exchange for laundering the money, they’d make a delivery or pickup while on the circuit, that’s how Clint, Crystal, and Jaxon got misdemeanor drug charges. When Twerp came in, Clint persuaded her into giving Northside banking information on the businesses they were interested in, like The Side Step and Carlos Mendoza's family businesses.”  

“Wow, gotta give it to Graves,” Micki interjects, “she’s better at burying shit than I’d given her credit for.” 

Y/N gave me a curious look, “you didn’t know any of this?”

“No, but it makes sense, what Stan said, this can’t go on. I thought it was my screwing up at home but I was already getting too close before going under, why he hoped that the Rodeo Kings would end me.”

“Just like Clint, might’ve called you family but didn’t stop him from turning if he thought you were a threat.”

Micki pointedly glares at Y/N, “and you blithely went along with them, not caring who got hurt..” 

Y/N shot outta her seat and disappeared outside.

Shit! 

I sat down next to Y/N and leaned back against the same corps trees that half circled a small pond hand her one of the mugs I’d brought. 

“Been out here awhile, thought you might need a warm-up.” She took a sip and smiled, “you’ve never forgotten what I like since that first time you offered me coffee.”

“My daddy told me before I got married, ‘son, the key to a happy marriage is never forget what a woman likes to drink’.”

Y/N sighed, “Clint always was crazier than a Kiowa Paint Mare, somewhere along the way, he got twisted. I never believed he’d take things that far, or hurt your family as he did.”

 “How’d you..”

“Trevor. He told me everything but your real name.”

“Clint blamed me for Crystal, for what happened that day, wanted me to understand what it was to suffer. If Trevor hadn’t interfered, I’da killed him with my bare hands.” 

“Then you’d have become him.”

“Hmph, I’ve been on the edge of that precipice more than once.” “But you didn’t jump,” she said, “your Jimmy Cricket didn’t let you.”

“Let your conscience be your guide Jimmy Cricket?”

“No, don’t know what else to call it. That something that stops you from stepping off the ledge of not coming back,” she shrugged.

“For me, it’s my family. No matter how hard it gets, they never gave up on me.”

Y/N starts playing with the chain for my dog tags, making the rational part of my brain holler at me this is wrong, she’s under my protection and off limits.

Irrational desire flames in me as her feathery touch makes my skin tingles, accept the invitation of tasting her sweet lips.

A hand covering my mouth instinctively made me grab their arm.

“Walker, it’s me,” Y/N whispered before removing her hand, “stay quiet, there are people moving around outside.”

“How many?”

“Not sure but I saw three night-sights.”

Shit, not good hear Micki stirring, “hey, we’ve got company.”

***

“Slow down but don’t stop,” I reach for my duffel from the floorboard.

“Walker, whatever you’re thinking, don’t.”

“Stick to the plan..”

“..you bailing out of a moving vehicle wasn’t..”

“He’s right,” Y/N grabs hers, “sticking together gonna get you killed. I’ll split, you two can say it was during the firefight and..”

“..I’m coming with you..”

 “..the hell you are..”

“..you are in my custody and my responsibility. Micki, got any extra cash on you?” 

I rifled through the wallet she tossed me, “get Liam to discretely look into Graves’s recent activities, got a feeling Mannon’s sudden appearance wasn’t random, and tell James I’ll be in contact in a few days.”

“Walker..”

“I know. Be careful Flor, we don’t know who to trust inside the circle anymore.” 

Glancing in the rearview mirror, “on three.”

SPN TAGS: @donnaintx @lyarr24 @flamencodiva @b3autyfuldisast3r @lassie-bird @nancyml @spnbaby-67 @leigh70

Sam/Jared: @idreamofplaid

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LGBTQ-owned bookstores have been around for decades. Founded in 1973 in the City of Brotherly Love, Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room—honoring James Baldwin’s queer classic—is perhaps the oldest surviving LGBTQ and feminist bookstore in America. Charis Books and More, in Decatur, Georgia, was launched a year later. A Room of One's Own has been a fixture in downtown Madison, Wisconsin since 1975, and Chicago’s Women and Children First was started in 1979 by two women who fell in love as students at the University of Illinois.

These stores are more than shops to browse for books; they are hubs for both entertainment and enlightenment, meeting grounds for hearts and minds. They are, above all, vital community spaces.

-Michelle Hart, "53 LGBTQ-Owned Bookstores You Can Be Proud to Support, published June 22, 2021

This awesome list includes 53 bookstores in 23 states across the USA. I don't know about Ya'll but I can't WAIT to check them out. The link has them sorted by state; here's a list of all of them, alphabetical.

1977 Books (Birmingham, Alabama)

All She Wrote (Somerville, Massachusetts)

Another Read Through (Portland, Oregon)

Antigone Books (Tuscon, Arizona)

Astoria Bookshop (Queens, New York)

Beausoliel Books (Lafayette, Louisiana)

Big Blue Marble Books (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Black Garnet Books (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Bluestockings Bookstore (New York, New York)

Bookish (Atlanta, Georgia)

BookWoman (Austin, Texas)

Burdock Book Collective (Montgomery, Alabama)

Bureau of General Services - Queer Division (New York, New York)

Charis Books and More (Decatur, Georgia)

Dog Ear Books (Russellville, Arkansas)

Dog Eared Books (San Francisco, California)

East End Books (Provincetown, Massachusetts)

Firestorm Books and Coffee (Asheville, North Carolina)

Foggy Pines Books (Boone, North Carolina)

Hello Again (Cocoa Village, Florida)

Here's the Story (Union, New Jersey)

The Irreverent Bookworm (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Kismet Books (Verona, Wisconsin)

King's Books (Tacoma, Washington)

Kona Bay Books (Kailua, Hawaii)

Kramers (Washington DC)

Lavender Library (Sacramento, California)

Left Bank Books (St. Louis, Missouri)

Left Bank Books (Seattle, Washington)

Lit. on Fire Books (Peoria, Illinois)

Loyalty Bookstores (Silver Spring, Maryland and Washington DC)

Montana Book Company (Helena, Montana)

Omnivore Books on Food (San Francisco, California)

One Grand Books (Narrowsburg, New York)

Philly AIDs Thrift at Giovanni's Room (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Outwords Books (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Rakestraw Books (Danville, California)

Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse (Baltimore, Maryland)

The Ripped Bodice (Los Angeles, California)

Rofhiwa Book Cafe (Durham, North Carolina)

A Room of One's Own (Madison, Wisconsin)

Rust Belt Books (Buffalo, New York)

The Salt Eaters (Inglewood, California)

A Seat at the Table (Elk Grove, California)

Tombolo Books (St. Petersburg, California)

Tubby and Coo's Mid-City Book Shop (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Unabridged Books (Chicago, Illinois)

Under the Umbrella (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Village Books (Bellingham, Washington)

Violet Valley (Water Valley, Mississippi)

W. Whitman Books (Middleburgh, New York)

Women and Children First (Chicago, Illinois)

Womencrafts (Provincetown, Massachusetts)

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Hey Austin,

Are you homophobic?

Austin the king Buffalo: why, ofcourse I'm not. Im anyways with professor eyebrows.

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The 120 Best Films of The 1990s

Yes, I really tried to make a hundred but there were too many I just couldn’t let go of. Ranked and rated high-to-low: 

1. Pulp Fiction (1994) ★★★★★★★★★★ 2. Se7en (1995) ★★★★★★★★★★ 3. American Beauty (1999) ★★★★★★★★★★ 4. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) ★★★★★★★★★★ 5. Goodfellas (1990) ★★★★★★★★★★ 6. Being John Malkovich (1999) ★★★★★★★★★★ 7. Fargo (1996) ★★★★★★★★★★ 8. L.A. Confidential (1997) ★★★★★★★★★★ 9. Fight Club (1999) ★★★★★★★★★★ 10. Magnolia (1999) ★★★★★★★★★★ 11. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) ★★★★★★★★★★ 12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ★★★★★★★★★★ 13. Groundhog Day (1993) ★★★★★★★★★½ 14. The Truman Show (1998) ★★★★★★★★★½ 15. The Big Lebowski (1998) ★★★★★★★★★½ 16. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) ★★★★★★★★★½ 17. Boogie Nights (1997) ★★★★★★★★★½ 18. As Good as It Gets (1997) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 19. Trainspotting (1996) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 20. The Usual Suspects (1995) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 21. Edward Scissorhands (1990) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 22. Twelve Monkeys (1995) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 23. Go (1999) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 24. Heat (1995) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 25. Leon (1994) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 26. Titanic (1997) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 27. The Sixth Sense (1999) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 28. Happiness (1998) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 29. Reservoir Dogs (1992) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 30. Unforgiven (1992) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 31. Deconstructing Harry (1997) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 32. Buffalo '66 (1998) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 33. Heavenly Creatures (1994) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 34. Falling Down (1993) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 35. Jackie Brown (1997) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 36. Shallow Grave (1994) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 37. Casino (1995) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 38. The Player (1992) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 39. Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★★★★★★★☆ 40. Schindler's List (1993) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 41. The Fisher King (1991) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 42. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 43. The Celebration (1998) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 44. Black Cat, White Cat (1998) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 45. The Remains of the Day (1993) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 46. The Matrix (1999) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 47. Wayne's World (1992) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 48. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) ★★★★★★★★½☆ 49. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 50. The Piano (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 51. Flirting with Disaster (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 52. Swingers (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 53. Lost Highway (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 54. Men in Black (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 55. The Crying Game (1992) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 56. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 57. Shakespeare in Love (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 58. The Rapture (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 59. Last Action Hero (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 60. The Game (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 61. Starship Troopers (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 62. Good Will Hunting (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 63. Miller's Crossing (1990) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 64. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 65. Get Shorty (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 66. Carlito's Way (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 67. Galaxy Quest (1999) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 68. Misery (1990) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 69. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 70. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 71. Alien³ (1992) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 72. Scent of a Woman (1992) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 73. eXistenZ (1999) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 74. Saving Private Ryan (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 75. Short Cuts (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 76. Rushmore (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 77. Sling Blade (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 78. Insomnia (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 79. Very Bad Things (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 80. Addams Family Values (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 81. Night on Earth (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 82. The Spanish Prisoner (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 83. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 84. Jacob's Ladder (1990) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 85. The English Patient (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 86. Naked (1993) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 87. Toy Story (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 88. Crash (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 89. Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 90. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 91. My Own Private Idaho (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 92. The Full Monty (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 93. Sense and Sensibility (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 94. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 95. Spanking the Monkey (1994) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 96. Orgazmo (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 97. Con Air (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 98. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 99. Bottle Rocket (1996) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 100. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) ★★★★★★★★☆☆

101. Shadows and Fog (1991) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 102. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 103. American History X (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 104. The General (1998) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 105. Princess Mononoke (1997) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 106. Three Colours: Red (1994) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 107. There's Something About Mary (1998) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 108. The Green Mile (1999) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 109. The Addams Family (1991) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 110. The Ninth Gate (1999) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 111. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 112. Naked Lunch (1991)  ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 113. Orlando (1992) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 114. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 115. To Die For (1995)  ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 116. Truly Madly Deeply (1990) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 117. Bob Roberts (1992) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 118. Run Lola Run (1998) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 119. Election (1999) ★★★★★★★½☆☆ 120. Tombstone (1993) ★★★★★★★½☆☆

[winnipegpatty]

hockey is still not for everyone

putting this under a cut cus it’s going to be long.

the latest news from the HDA, basically confirming what we already knew, that the NHL will not be signing their pledge that they asked them to back in, i think, June. the HDA will continue to work separately from the NHL.

so, this really fucking sucks, honestly. it’s not surprising in the least bit, but i’m still not ready to just give up.

first off. here’ a reminder of the HDA’s Pledge, and here’s where you can buy their merch (they now have Ally merch as well which is cool), and here’s where you can make direct donations if you’d like. 

that being said, i’d like to take a moment to look at the NHL’s own initiative “hockey is for everyone” so here’s what hockey is for everyone is SUPPOSED to do:

“Across the league throughout the year, the NHL and NHLPA work to provide the sport in a positive environment for players, families and fans of every race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and for those with disabilities.”

Each NHL team has a hockey is for everyone ambassador who “All have pledged to be leaders in the locker room and in the community” Well, I think it’s pretty clear most, if not all of these ambassadors aren’t doing shit. So who are they? It’s probably important we know, at least I think it is. These are the guys in EACH team who have specifically said they’re going to set a standard, so they should be held accountable for that standard.

Anaheim Ducks - John Gibson

Arizona Coyotes - Oliver Ekman Larsson (may likely be traded)

Boston Bruins - Brad Marchand

Buffalo Sabres - Brandon Montour

Calgary Flames - Austin Czarnik

Carolina Hurricanes - Trevor van Riemsdyk

Chicago Blackhawks - Connor Murphy

Colorado Avalanche - Colin Wilson (this guy is barely even on the team)

Columbus Blue Jackets - Seth Jones

Dallas Stars - John Klingberg

Detroit Red Wings - Justin Abdelkader

Edmonton Oilers - Jujhar Khaira

Florida Panthers - Frank Vatrano

Los Angeles Kings - Tyler Toffoli

Minnesota Wild - Currently no one

Montreal Canadiens - Max Domi (welp, not anymore lol)

Nashville Predators - Currently no one

New Jersey Devils - Currently no one

NY Islanders - Matt Martin

NY Rangers - Mika Zibanejad

Ottawa Senators - Mark Borowiecki

Philadelphia Flyers - Scott Laughton/Travis Konecny (unclear who is current)

Pittsburgh Penguins - Matt Murray (rip, not anymore) 

San Jose Sharks - Evander Kane

St. Louis Blues - Ryan O'Reilly

Tampa Bay Lightning - Mathieu Joseph 

Toronto Maple Leafs - Zach Hyman

Vancouver Canucks - Alex Edler

Vegas Golden Knights - Brayden McNabb

Washington Capitals - Braden Holtby

Winnipeg Jets - Nikolaj Ehlers

Let’s note a couple things:

1. 5 of 31 teams don’t even have a representative (two because of trades, but three didn’t have one during last season)

2. Some of these guys (Seth Jones and Max Domi and Brad Marchand for instance) are terrible humans that clearly don’t uphold this standard anywhere, much less in the locker room or on the ice

3. Evander Kane, while a cofound of HDA himself, is also a terrible human who have harassed women and actively hate women of color. 

4. Many of these guys were inside of the bubble, yet still had to be prompted by people like Ryan Reeves to act to strike games for two days. 

What’s the point of pointing all this out? Really, just to show you how much of a joke this “hockey is for everyone” initiative is. It’s clearly not something the NHL takes seriously, or something most of these guys take seriously. Pride nights are cool, and support of pride or of POC players is all fine and dandy if they’re actually backed up with actions, and as we clearly see both through their empty performative allyship within the bubble and in their lack of support of the HDA pledge, there are no actions to back up this initiative. None that are going to radically change the racism that is built within this sport at least. 

Unfortunately, I was unable to find a way to directly contact local teams (like through email or something) so if you know of a way to do so, please let me know. Ultimately the only way the NHL is going to change anything is by hearing it from the fans. We are a minority of people here on hockeyblr that want to see a difference happen, and it’s sad but it’s true. The only way we’re going to see change is if we’re heard. 

While I DO NOT advocate you going and harassing the above players, I linked their twitter profiles (if available AND if they are active) so that you could KINDLY express support of the HDA Pledge and ask that, as the Hockey Is For Everyone Ambassador of their team, they’d begin to put pressure on the NHL to accept and implement this pledge. It’s really the only way I see something change, is if players within the league start pressing for it to happen. ESPECIALLY if you are a white player, PLEASE reach out. If you have a local team, try and call them or email them, or reach out via social medias of the team as well. 

MAKE. THEM. HEAR. YOU.

[anzekopistar]

Who’s on What Team?

If you’re anything like me, you have no idea who is on what team anymore. So beneath the cut we have each team and the players they acquired at last year’s trade deadline or during the offseason.

This is just the bigger signings and trades so if you want the full lists you can find all signings here and all trades here. If you don’t see a team it’s because they didn’t make any significant additions

Anaheim Ducks

Kevin Shattenkirk

Danton Heinen

Boston Bruins

Nick Ritchie

Buffalo Sabres

Taylor Hall

Eric Staal (trade from MIN)

Calgary Flames

Jacob Markstrom

Chris Tanev

Carolina Hurricanes

Brady Skjei (trade from NYR)

Chicago Blackhawks

Nikita Zadorov (trade from COL)

Colorado Avalanche

Devon Toews (trade from NYI)

Brandon Saad (trade from CHI)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Max Domi (trade from MTL)

Detroit Red Wings

Troy Stecher

Marc Staal (trade from NYR)

Bobby Ryan

Edmonton Oilers

Kyle Turris

Tyson Barrie

Florida Panthers

Anthony Duclair

Patric Hornqvist (trade from PIT)

Radko Gudas

Los Angeles Kings

Olli Maatta (trade from CHI)

Lias Andersson (trade from NYR)

Andreas Athanasiou

Minnesota Wild

Nick Bonino (trade from NSH)

Marcus Johansson (trade from BUF)

Cam Talbot

Montreal Canadiens

Tyler Toffoli

Corey Perry

Jake Allen

Josh Anderson (trade from CBJ)

Joel Edmundson (trade from CAR)

Nashville Predators

Erik Haula

New Jersey Devils

Corey Crawford

Andreas Johnsson (trade from TOR)

New York Rangers

Jack Johnson

Ottawa Senators

Alex Galchenyuk

Austin Watson (trade from NSH)

Erik Gudbranson (trade from ANA)

Matt Murray (trade from PIT)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Cody Ceci

Mike Matheson (trade from FLA)

Kasperi Kapanen (trade from TOR)

San Jose Sharks

Devan Dubnyk (trade from MIN)

St Louis Blues

Kyle Clifford

Torey Krug

Toronto Maple Leafs

Joe Thornton

Jimmy Vesey

Wayne Simmonds

TJ Brodie

Vancouver Canucks

Nate Schmidt (trade from VGK)

Braden Holtby

Vegas Golden Knights

Alex Pietrangelo

Washington Capitals

Trevor van Riemsdyk

Justin Schultz

Zdeno Chara

Conor Sheary

Winnipeg Jets

Paul Stastny (trade from VGK)

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One of the biggest things that is starting to upset me about the protests are that you have protestors kneeling and f**king dancing with cops when it’s has been greatly documented that they are beating all the protesters asses for shits and giggles. Peaceful or not. What are some of you doing? They show mercy to a group of you for an hour and then pepper spray the hell outta you. There’s so many that’s have LOST their eyes & have fractured skulls from those dangerous “rubber bullets” that have been pointedly shot at people’s faces. All these cops joining in on the protests in while still in uniform and protective tactical gear is just propaganda!! Recognize it, please. They kneel, dance and make speeches in support and then go arrest and seriously injure people who are actually supporting you. I’m Sick of it!! If this came off negative to you… it was supposed to 🤷🏽‍♀️

Links To The Above Pictures - I found the GoFundMe’s that I could

Brandon Saenz GoFundMe - Dallas, TX

Police Shoot Student In Head - Austin, TX - Justin Howell GoFundMe

75 y/o Man pushed - Buffalo, NY - Initial Report About His Injuries (LIED)

Pregnant Passenger - Denver

Trudeau Being ??? - Canada

Innocents On The Way Home - NY

Praising Police

Messiah Young & Taniyah Pilgrim - GA